Section: Social Complexity

Subsection: Writing Systems

Nonwritten Record

Talking about writing systems, nonwritten records are more extensive than mnemonics, but don't utilize script. example: quipu; seals and stamps (See here)

Contributors:

Metadata:

Download MetaData

Variable	Definition
Polity	The Seshat Polity ID
Year(s)	The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Tag	[Evidenced, Disputed, Suspected, Inferred, Unknown]
Verified	A Seshat Expert has approved this piece of data.

Variable	Definition
nonwritten_record	The absence or presence of nonwritten record for a polity.

Actual Data:

Add More Facts Download All See One-Page Mode

#	Polity	Year(s)	Nonwritten Record	Description	Edit
41	(French Kingdom - Early Bourbon)	Full Year Range of French Kingdom - Early Bourbon is assumed. [1589, 1660]	present	None
42	(Carolingian Empire I)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire I is assumed. [752, 840]	present	None
43	(Carolingian Empire II)	Full Year Range of Carolingian Empire II is assumed. [840, 987]	present	None
44	(Hallstatt A-B1)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt A-B1 is assumed. [-1000, -900]	unknown	None
45	(Hallstatt B2-3)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt B2-3 is assumed. [-900, -700]	unknown	None
46	(Hallstatt C)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt C is assumed. [-700, -600]	unknown	None
47	(Hallstatt D)	Full Year Range of Hallstatt D is assumed. [-600, -475]	unknown	None
48	(Final Postpalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Final Postpalatial Crete is assumed. [-1200, -1000]	unknown	None
49	(Prepalatial Crete)	Full Year Range of Prepalatial Crete is assumed. [-3000, -1900]	unknown	None
50	(Ghur Principality)	Full Year Range of Ghur Principality is assumed. [1025, 1215]	present	None

Page 5 (of 31)